Buckland Campsite

No availability at present on Pitchup.com 9.7 185 reviews
Plenty of flat pitches (added by manager 30 Aug 2019)
Plenty of flat pitches
The bell tent has its own private shower room and toilet.
The view
Space for all the family
Lots of room to run and play
Large pitches
Bell tent with own private shower and toilet room. real beds with comfy bedding and your pit.
Bell tent with own lockable toilet and shower room.
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Favourite
The bell tent has its own private shower room and toilet.
The view
Space for all the family

  • Quiet and simple family-run site a 15-minute drive from Weymouth
  • A 15-minute drive from Chesil beach and 20 from Dorchester
  • Half an hour's drive from Lulworth Cove and Monkey World
Busy days out and peaceful times back at Buckland Campsite: that’s the order of the day at this rural Dorset spot, a 15-minute drive from the seaside harbour town of Weymouth. You'll stay on the kind of field you want to run through, arms outstretched, pretending to be an aeroplane. And why not? You’re on holiday… It's all nicely simple here, with basic but spick and span washrooms with hot showers, and a washing-up area for pots and pans. Barbecues and fires are fine, but so as not to harm the lush wide field the owners ask that you borrow some bricks from the fire points before you start sizzling your sausages. It’s a five-minute drive to a pub with food; for supermarkets, Weymouth is your closet bet. Not that shopping’s the only thing going on here… Weymouth's a grand town with a posh Georgian seafront, a sandy bay and a fine spread of stuff to see and do: you could meet the stingrays, turtles and sharks at the SEA Life Adventure Park, explore the Victorian fort in the harbour and spot rare birds at the RSPB reserves at Radipole Lake and Lodmoor.

Site type

Tent pitches 60
Rent a tent 6
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 14 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

9.7

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great facilities - nice toilets and showers, pizza van and bar open…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Kirstie R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great facilities - nice toilets and showers, pizza van and bar open the day we were there and staff very helpful

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Lovely friendly site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Sarah R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Beautiful scenery , friendly people running the site , toilets and showers clean a lovely little park and lots of grass to play on enjoyed it very much not far from the beach would definitely come back

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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The staff were so friendly and helpful. All the facilities were excellent…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The staff were so friendly and helpful. All the facilities were excellent

Disliked: Camp near by was loud

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Clean campsite and very friendly staff

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Kev S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean campsite, friendly staff and only 10 mins from the beach.

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Host was lovely. There was a park for the kids and the…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Emma R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Host was lovely. There was a park for the kids and the facilities were in good order. There is a little shop on site as well.

Disliked: Nothing. :)

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Spacious campsite Clean facilities Sister campsite with nighttime activities…

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Angelina C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Spacious campsite Clean facilities Sister campsite with nighttime activities

Disliked: None

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We stayed during storm Lillian. So we experienced some pretty dramatic weather…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Rachel S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: We stayed during storm Lillian. So we experienced some pretty dramatic weather during our stay, but even with that we had a wonderful time. We were welcomed to the site and shown our pitch. Pitch size was lovely and we have a 6 man tent. The showers and toilet facilities were great. There were plenty of taps with drinking water accessible throughout the site. There was a laundry area, but we didn't need to use that so can't comment, but did see people using it. There are great places for the kids to play, a shop on site which includes things like air beds which was great as one of ours burst while we were there. They also had some affordable beach toys as well as the usual camping shop norms you would expect to get. The campsite is well lit, and there are lights around the camp site that stay on all night which make getting to the toilet in the night a lot easier than other places we've stayed. There are multiple bins throughout the site that are emptied regularly and broken things get fixed quickly. Lovely place to stay and we definitely want to go back. There is so much to do in the area. While there we visited 2 different beaches, one for playing and swimming and one for fossil hunting, we went to Weymouth Sea Life Centre which was about 15 minutes away and we went to Monkey World which was 30 minutes and there was so many other things we wanted to do that we ran out of time for. Such a beautiful place. We are already thinking about when we can go back.

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Buckland campsite has everything we wanted/needed for a camping trip. We went…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Hayley H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Buckland campsite has everything we wanted/needed for a camping trip. We went no EHU but it is available on some pitches. Pitches are generous in size and well spaced out, plenty of space for kids to run around and play. There is also a play park and indoor games barn. Toilets always clean, hot showers, a well stocked little shop with lots of local produce, laundry room with washing machine, tumble drier and freezers to put your ice packs in. We were even allowed to charge our phones in there. Very friendly couple running it, nothing was too much trouble. Beautiful views and only 10 minutes drive to Weymouth beach. We will definitely be back next year!

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Great campsite, all facilities you need for a few days away. Clean…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Cathy H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Great campsite, all facilities you need for a few days away. Clean toilets and showers and never had to queue. Shop was handy if you’d forgotten anything and games room and play park was great for the kids

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A beautiful spot and delight campsite!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Laura H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: My family and I go camping every year and this was a lovely little campsite! The facilities were great, there was lots of space, a playground for the kids, even a games room! It's nestled in easy distance from some stunning and fun days out and we have loved our stay. Would definitely recommend and will be looking to come back again.

Disliked: I did not find this an issue but there is a working farm nearby so be aware that the cows have opinions and will share them!

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Buckland Campsite

Buckland Ripers

Weymouth

Dorset

England

DT3 4BT

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.64448°N
-2.49703°W

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 km Marks and Spencer
8.3 km South Station
21.2 km Coach Station
Rail
2.2 km Upwey Rail Station
4.4 km Weymouth Rail Station
8.3 km Dorchester West Rail Station
Ferry
5.3 km Weymouth Ferry Terminal
36.3 km Poole Ferry Terminal
36.9 km Poole Quay Ferry Landing

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path down to Portland Bill and its lighthouse; you’ll bag sights of half a dozen castles and forts along the way. Alternatively, go east around the coast for about half an hour, taking in Lulworth Castle then dipping down to the blue waters, white pebble beach and wacky rock formations of Lulworth Cove, a prime spot for rockpooling as well as filling up the photo album. If it’s windsurfing, kayaking round the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast or paddleboarding you're seeking, Weymouth has a good handful of hire shops and schools, with more round the coast at Charmouth (40 minutes). The beach there is a brill spot to get the kids fossil hunting; head into nearby Lyme Regis (45 minutes) to learn about the billion years of history that created the coast and to see some fab fossil treasures. There’s more history to be had at Dorchester a 20-minute drive away, from a Roman amphitheatre to a Neolithic henge and an Iron Age fort. To meet your ancestors (in a manner of speaking) go see the antics at Monkey World, half an hour from the site, or monkey about yourself on the slides, flumes and chutes of Splashdown Waterpark, an hour away in Poole.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Weymouth Lodmoor 4.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Weymouth Central 4.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Bowleaze Cove 5.3 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Portland Harbour Castle Cove 6 km Sea N/A Excellent N/A N/A
Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle 6.1 km Sea N/A Good Excellent Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Weymouth Sea Life Park and Marine Sanctuary 4.1 km

Radipole Lake Nature Reserve 4.2 km

Abbotsbury Swannery 7.5 km

Hardy's Birthplace 12.1 km

Lulworth Heritage Centre 17.6 km

National Trust

Max Gate 8.8 km

Hardy's Cottage 12.1 km

Clouds Hill 19.1 km

Corfe Castle 31 km

White Mill 35.5 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Nottington - Chickerell 1.2 km

Nottington - Upwey - Broadwey 1.2 km

Nottington - Southill - Chickerell 1.3 km

Nottington - Lorton - Radipole 1.4 km

RADIPOLE LAKE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/10/1990) 3.4 km

Local events

  • Dorset County Show (Saturday, 7 September 2024 – Saturday, 7 September 2024)

    Dorchester, England 10 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Buckland Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Buckland Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Buckland Campsite? After a wander round Weymouth, make for Chesil Beach (20 minutes' drive), a narrow and wild spit of land that’s more like an airstrip. From here, hike the South West Coast Path … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Buckland Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
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    Depart by:  noon
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